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About Jarukhamar Village

Jarukhamar is a small village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 253 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarukhamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarukhamar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 106.14 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 253
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jarukhamar compares

By the 2011 count Jarukhamar is the 61st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 106.14 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Jarukhamar

Jarukhamar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarukhamar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopinathpur, Haroka, Hurara and Jamduara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jarukhamar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarukhamar village had a population of 473. That makes it the 61st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Jarukhamar village has 253 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarukhamar has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Jarukhamar is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarukhamar covers 106.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarukhamar falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jarukhamar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jarukhamar.

Jarukhamar is in Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jarukhamar today is likely to be higher.

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